Master's course
In the Master's course, students delve deeper into their field of study to enhance their research abilities and to acquire the professional skills necessary for their future career.
Master's Course Program and Area of Concentrations
Program | Area of Concentrations | Degree |
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Education and Psychology | Education | Master of Arts in Education |
Psychology | ||
Language education | ||
Public Policy and Social Research | Politics and International Studies | Master of Arts in Public Administration or Master of Arts in International Relations |
Social and Cultural Analysis | Master of Arts in Social and Cultural Analysis | |
Media and Language | Master of Arts in Media and Language | |
Public Economics | Master of Arts in Public Economics | |
Peace Studies | Master of Arts in Peace Studies | |
Comparative Culture | Japanese Culture Studies | Master of Arts in Comparative Culture |
Transcultural Studies | ||
Natural Sciences | Mathematics and Information Science | Master of Arts in Natural Sciences |
Material Science | ||
Life Science |
Requirements for Degrees
Graduate School students generally spend at least two years in their programs. Over the course of their studies at the ICU Graduate School, each student must earn a total of 30 credits. Students must also take a Master's Candidacy Examination, submit a Master's Thesis, successfully complete the Master's Thesis review, and pass a final examination.
Required Course and Units
School-wide interdisciplinary Course |
Program Foundation Course |
Specialization Course |
Research Course |
Total |
Min. 2 units in 1 subject |
Min. 4 units in 2 subjects |
Min. 8 units in 4 subjects |
Min. 6 units in 3 subjects |
Min. 30 units |
Min. 6 units in 3 subjects from Program Foundation, Specialization and Research Course |
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Min. 4 units in 2 subjects from all Graduate School courses |
You can view our curriculum and syllabi on the following links.
- List of Courses (select "Graduate School Courses")
- Syllabi (under "Major," select "Graduate School Courses")
Procedure of Conferring Master's Degree
Year | Term | Procedure | Remarks |
1st year | 1st term | Matriculation ceremony, Orientation (Academic guidance) | Completion of GS required courses |
2nd term | |||
3rd term | Submission of [Application for Candidacy for the Degree of MA] | ||
2nd year | 1st term | Approval of Candidacy for the Degree of MA (Requirements: Residence of one year or more, Completion of 18 units or more with a GPA* of 3.00 or above.) |
Start writing Master's thesis |
2nd term | Submission of [Report on Outline of Master's Thesis] | (Interim report / Interim presentation) | |
3rd term |
Submission of [Application for Submission of Master's thesis] |
※To know about GPA, please click here.
You can view the list of master's thesis of past graduates.